(145174) Irenejoliotcurie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 May 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897–1956) was a French chemist and physicist. With her husband Frédéric Joliot-Curie, she shared the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of induced radioactivity.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Irenejoliotcurie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Irenejoliotcurie is 2.56 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 145174 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 JC5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0679 |
| Inclination | 15.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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